Habakkuk
3 chapter
Habakkuk: The whole book, chapter by chapter
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 1 opens in verse 1 with “The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 9 with “They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they…”, and closes in verse 17 with “Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?” Repeated or prominent terms include judgment, LORD, violence, drag, gather. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Habakkuk 2 opens in verse 1 with “I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 10 with “Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned…”, and closes in verse 20 with “But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.” Repeated or prominent terms include people, LORD, blood, city, glory. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Habakkuk 3 opens in verse 1 with “A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.”, reaches its middle movement near verse 10 with “The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the…”, and closes in verse 19 with “The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make…” Repeated or prominent terms include didst, LORD, salvation, earth, feet. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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